Life is sometimes what happens when you’re making other plans. For John Holiday, a 35-year-old countertenor from Texas, 2020 began with him singing the role of Orpheus’ Double in the world premiere of composer Matthew Aucoin’s … » Read

British pianist Stephen Hough has a question for classical music concertgoers. “Who,” he asks in The Guardian , “decreed that a concert of orchestral music should last roughly two hours with a gap in the middle in order for us … » Read

Sarah Bryan Miller, longtime staff music critic for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , died on November 28 after a long and courageous battle against cancer. She was 68. A onetime member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Chorus, Bryan, as she preferred to … » Read

The reason for Perryn Leech’s  resignation from the Houston Grand Opera after 14 years now comes clear: He is to be the next general director of the Canadian Opera Company, effective March 1. He succeeds Alexander Neef, now the general … » Read

Sir David Webster—or rather his portrait—is soon to be back in the Royal Opera House (ROH), where he served as director from 1945 to 1970. In October the ROH decided to have Christies  auction David Hockney’s 1971 portrait … » Read

Gillian Friedman Fox is to take on the 53 rd season of the Newport Music Festival as its executive director. She arrives January 4, 2021 after five years at the Dallas Symphony, most recently as director of contemporary programming initiatives, … » Read

At 27-years of age, big things are happening for Samuel Mariño. His debut recording has just been released on the Orfeo label, and he’s recently signed to HarrisonParrott, one of the few agencies to buck the trend in 2020. He’s … » Read

London-based Maestro Arts has named Jordi Martin Mont as its new managing director. He succeeds Rachel van Walsum, who moves to the position of director and artist manager. Martin Mont has been with the company since its founding, with Ms. Van … » Read

The Shanghai Quartet has chosen a new violinist to succeed Yi-Wen Jiang, who was fired last March for some inappropriate social media postings. (Yi-Wen Jiang is currently suing the quartet and Montclair State University, where the group is in … » Read

Perryn Leech is to step down from the Houston Grand Opera as managing director as of December 31. The company had recently announced that it will cease all live performances until the Fall of 2021 and has moved its activities to the digital … » Read